Country India Major highways NH 76 Area 3,216 km² Local time Sunday 10:53 PM | State Uttar Pradesh Average annual precipitation Moderate mm Tehsil 4 Administrative division Chitrakoot division | |
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Headquarters Chitrakoot Dham (Karwi) Tehsils 4 (Karwi, Mau, Manikpur and Rajapur) Weather 17°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 38% Humidity University Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University | ||
Chitrakoot district (Hindi: चित्रकूट जिला) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Chitrakoot town is the district headquarters. Chitrakoot district is a part of Chitrakoot Division.The district occupies an area of 3,45,291 km².The district has a population of 990,626 (2011 Census). As of 2011 it is the second least populated district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 71), after Mahoba.
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Map of Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh
History
On 6 May 1997, a new district was carved out from the erstwhile Banda district comprising its Karwi and Mau tehsils. The district was initially named as Chhatrapati Shahuji Nagar district. On 4 September 1998, it was renamed as Chitrakoot district.
Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chitrakoot one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Successive governments have often ignored the district's development and hence has become one of the most remote and cut-off districts in India.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Chitrakoot district has a population of 990,626, roughly equal to the nation of Fiji or the US state of Montana. This gives it a ranking of 448th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 315 inhabitants per square kilometre (820/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 29.29%. Chitrakoot has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 66.52%.